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Incompatibility with a parliamentary mandate

Before submitting your candidacy, find out whether there is anything that might make you incompatible with the role of being a member of parliament. In some cases, the Federal Constitution and the law do not permit a person to hold two different public offices at the same time. These rules also apply to the Swiss abroad.

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The Parliament Act sets out the reasons for incompatibility with a parliamentary mandate so as to prevent conflicts of loyalty or interest.

The following persons may not be members of the Federal Assembly (the National Council or the Council of States):

• persons that it has elected or whose appointment it has confirmed;• members of the armed forces command staff;• staff of the Federal Administration• staff of the Parliamentary Services• staff of the federal courts• staff of the secretariat of the Supervisory Authority for the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland • staff of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland• members of extra-parliamentary commissions with decision-making powers• judges of the federal courts whom it has not elected.